The green elephant in the room…
We all have it. We all use it. We all don’t give a shit about what using it is doing to the recording industry.
February 28, 2008 by MightyVin
Filed under Vin's F***ing Uncensored Blog, Words
Limewire.
We all have it. We all use it. We all don’t give a shit about what using it is doing to the recording industry.
Limewire has become the biggest elephant in the room since the stunning revelation that Freddy Mercury was gay. I’m convinced that there is some government conspiracy at work here. I mean, if the government really wanted to shut Limewire down and subsequently force people to actually pay for music, they could easily do so. Yet they allow this illegal download service to thrive in a musical climate where album sales are down and illegal downloads are up.
I think that the rise of Limewire is responsible for the rapid decline in the quality of music in general. Before Limewire came around, people were actually forced to make informed decisions about what music they wanted to buy. The operative word being “buy”. Now that people don’t need to shell out money to get their hands on music, all artists need in order to have a hit song is a catchy riff and a chorus that is so repetitive that it drills itself into your brain to the point where you can’t get it out of your head, and thus you’re hooked.
It cheapens music to the point where you might as well just give it away for fre…..oh, wait.
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Hashishiyyin on Fri, Feb 29th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
I think the reason people download music is because the quallity has gone down and it’s not worth it to buying an entire album anymore.
I blame the artists for not trying hard enough. They see and hear what crap makes it on TV and radio and try to duplicate it, instead of doing something new and creative. It’s the artists greed for fame and money that has the music industry on the decline, not the consumers who are sick of getting ripped off for an entire album with maybe 1 or 2 "OK" tracks on it.
And BTW. who the fuck uses Lamewire anymore anyways?
The Lobster Man on Sat, Mar 1st, 2008 at 4:06 pm
I have never used limewire… not once in my life. Torrents are where its at these days, that and newsgroup.
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MightyVin on Sat, Mar 1st, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Personally, I know plenty of people that use Limewire. But the point isn’t really about Limewire. You can substitute Limewire with any other free download service. The point is that these services are so out there in the open that it’s a wonder that the government hasn’t cracked down on them.
carlo on Sun, Mar 2nd, 2008 at 4:05 pm
CARLO IS JERICHO
spider-shark on Tue, Mar 4th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
I miss napster, long forgotten have been the days since i DLed backstreetboy songs then raped children.